18/10/2026
Important Notice for our local community🛑 This page is dedicated to supporting and promoting our local businesses and events - an official parliamentary petition has been launched regarding a major infrastructure project that could directly affect small business operating costs across Southeast Queensland.
A massive new AI data centre has been proposed near Dalby. At full capacity, this single facility is projected to draw as much electricity as 1.5 million Australian homes - roughly a quarter of Queensland’s entire daily power grid.
Why does this matter to our local businesses? When an industrial project places this much sudden strain on our existing energy grid, it risks driving up power bills and reducing grid reliability for the everyday small businesses and families who keep our local economy moving.
A formal E-Petition has been raised in the Queensland Parliament demanding that the State Government oppose the development to protect our region's utility grids, water supply and rural character. Because this is an official parliamentary petition, the Government is legally required to review it and issue a formal response.
If you are a Queensland resident and want to protect our local business operating costs and community infrastructure, please take a moment to view the official petition details on the Parliament website. See the link in the comments below 👇
The QLD Parliament petition is open until 1 March 2027.